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MARYKIRK, Kincardineshire

"MARYKIRK, (or Aberluthnott), a parish in the county Kincardine, Scotland, 3
miles S.W. of Laurencekirk, by the Scottish North-Eastern railway, on which
it is a station. It is situated on the N. bank of the North Esk, at the
extremity of the How or Hollow of the Mearns, and includes the villages of
Luthermuir and Marykirk. It is bounded by Garvock and St. Cyrus on the E.,
Laurencekirk on the N., and Fettercairn on the W. It is 4 miles in length
by between 3 and 4 in breadth, and has an area of 9,600 acres. The surface
is level, and the soil, though various, is chiefly fertile, and well
cultivated. Sandstone abounds and is extensively quarried, and in some
parts various kinds of trap occur. The parish is in the presbytery of
Fordoun and synod of Angus and Mearns. The minister's stipend is £246. The
par, church is a modern structure. In the district there are the following
places of worship:-a Free
church, an United Presbyterian church, a Baptist chapel, and a
Congregational chapel. There are five non-parochial schools. The ancient
name of the parish was Aberluthnott, and it was given by Cardinal Beaton in
1540 to Barclay of Mathers. The parish contains several corn-mills, five
saw-mills, a flax-mill, and a spinning-mill. Hand-loom linen-weaving
employs a good number of the inhabitants. Balmachewan, Hatton,
Inglismaldie, Kirktonhill, and Thornton Castle, are the principal seats.
There are Druidical remains at Hospital, Balmakillie, &c. It is said that a
battle was fought between the English and Scots at Inglisburn. The parish
is intersected by the Aberdeen railway."

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